There is one question I receive more than any and it is
this. Since I believe that is forefront
on many people’s minds, I thought I’d tackle that.
The due date for our little guy is late September, which puts us just past the 33 week mark. Instead of measuring around the 33 week mark for my wife, because of the issues in the pregnancy, she has measured full term for the last four weeks. This means everywhere she goes random strangers congratulate her and guess she is due immediately. She is not on bed rest and is still up and moving but moving very slowly. Her energy level is low, as expected.
Megan is a bit of a G. I. Jane and can handle quite a bit of pain and she still has a good attitude. I made a comment to a husband once that Megan’s first pregnancy was in the jungle where we lived with Cael, and he said, “If my wife were pregnant in the jungle, I’d either be divorced or dead!” Megan is a trooper. The ongoing support of family and friends has been great throughout this ordeal. As an unexpected benefit, people we would never have met have become friends during this pregnancy.
The doctors’ appointments have been very difficult throughout this pregnancy. From the initial diagnosis to the referral work and the second opinion, we kept hoping someone would say, “This isn’t so bad, we can fix this.” Unfortunately, they have never said that. It has been a wild ride that isn’t over yet and the stress of the current situation keeps us thinking day-to-day; a good thing.
We are back in Wabash this week. My sister (Joanna) is getting married to our new brother-in-law Ross this weekend in Wabash. We are very excited about seeing so many people and celebrating their marriage. As you just read above, we have been full term for a while and the risk of placental rupture increases each day. We’ve made the decision to deliver at the University Hospital at the University of Cincinnati adjoining the Children’s Hospital. We are traveling to Cincinnati this weekend and waiting until the baby arrives. So pray that there are no surprises before we arrive in Cincinnati Sunday.
The due date for our little guy is late September, which puts us just past the 33 week mark. Instead of measuring around the 33 week mark for my wife, because of the issues in the pregnancy, she has measured full term for the last four weeks. This means everywhere she goes random strangers congratulate her and guess she is due immediately. She is not on bed rest and is still up and moving but moving very slowly. Her energy level is low, as expected.
Megan is a bit of a G. I. Jane and can handle quite a bit of pain and she still has a good attitude. I made a comment to a husband once that Megan’s first pregnancy was in the jungle where we lived with Cael, and he said, “If my wife were pregnant in the jungle, I’d either be divorced or dead!” Megan is a trooper. The ongoing support of family and friends has been great throughout this ordeal. As an unexpected benefit, people we would never have met have become friends during this pregnancy.
The doctors’ appointments have been very difficult throughout this pregnancy. From the initial diagnosis to the referral work and the second opinion, we kept hoping someone would say, “This isn’t so bad, we can fix this.” Unfortunately, they have never said that. It has been a wild ride that isn’t over yet and the stress of the current situation keeps us thinking day-to-day; a good thing.
We are back in Wabash this week. My sister (Joanna) is getting married to our new brother-in-law Ross this weekend in Wabash. We are very excited about seeing so many people and celebrating their marriage. As you just read above, we have been full term for a while and the risk of placental rupture increases each day. We’ve made the decision to deliver at the University Hospital at the University of Cincinnati adjoining the Children’s Hospital. We are traveling to Cincinnati this weekend and waiting until the baby arrives. So pray that there are no surprises before we arrive in Cincinnati Sunday.
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